Expert Analysis

Justices' GEO Ruling Sets Gov't Contractor Immunity Limits

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in GEO Group v. Menocal will affect virtually every case in which a gover... (more story)

Job Shift Accommodation Ruling Clarifies 'Essential Function'

In Siebrecht v. Mercy Health-Iowa, the Eighth Circuit's recent denial of a disabled worker's shift exemption reque... (more story)

How NY Stay-Or-Pay Law Shifts Leverage Dynamics

The recent passage of New York's Trapped at Work Act reflects increasing scrutiny of stay-or-pay arrangements, but... (more story)

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SEIU Must Face Black Ex-Worker's Bias Suit, But Narrower

A Service Employees International Union unit can't escape a Black former organizer's suit alleging she was paid less than her white, male colleagues and fired for complaining about it, as a Washington federal ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Meta Wants Out Of Whistleblower Suit

In the next week, attorneys should watch for a hearing on a motion to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

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REI Fights Order For Rehire, New Union Election At Ore. Store

REI should not have to hold another union representation election and rehire a worker-organizer at its store in Eugene, Oregon, the company told the National Labor Relations Board, asking it to overturn an adm... (more story)

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Tossing Fired Teacher's Bias Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider the New York City Department of Education's effort to dismiss a former teacher's suit claiming she faced a hostile work environment and discrimination from sch... (more story)

Portillo's Wrongly Dodged Union Bargaining, NLRB Says

Portillo's Hot Dogs LLC must recognize and bargain with the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL–CIO after a group of production plant workers voted to ... (more story)

State Dept. Official Tapped To Run Parent Of Voice Of America

President Donald Trump tapped a U.S. Department of State official to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media Thursday, one day after his administration told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that no one has been... (more story)

NLRB Prosecutors Can't Pull Challenge To Starbucks Changes

A National Labor Relations Board judge denied the board general counsel's post-argument motion to withdraw a claim that Starbucks illegally changed its conduct policies without negotiating, rejecting prosecuto... (more story)

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DreamWorks, NBCUniversal Hit With Bias Suit By Trans Editor

NBCUniversal and DreamWorks were hit with a civil suit in California state court by a queer trans man hired as a first assistant editor for the animated film "Bad Guys 2" who alleges they were subjected to tra... (more story)

Ex-Dealer's Retaliation Suit Against Harrah's NC Revived

The Fourth Circuit on Thursday revived employment retaliation claims against Harrah's and Caesars Entertainment by a former table games dealer, finding the lower court abused its discretion by making "speculat... (more story)

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Deal Struck In Nonbinary Bias Suit Abandoned By EEOC

A cosmetics company has reached a tentative settlement with two nonbinary workers who claimed they were sexually harassed, signaling a potential end to a case the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission b... (more story)

UBS Whistleblower Suit Ends In Settlement After Retrial Order

A New York federal judge on Thursday dismissed a fired UBS worker's whistleblower retaliation lawsuit after the parties reached a settlement in principle earlier this week, ending a long-running case that was ... (more story)

Ex-Chartwell Atty Says Firm Fired Her For Gaza Posts

A former Chartwell attorney claimed she was harassed because she's a Pakistani Muslim and was fired for posting social media statements criticizing military action in Gaza following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on... (more story)

Town, Officials Seek Toss Of Ex-Officer's Employment Suit

A Connecticut town, its police chief and former director of human resources are asking a state court to throw out a suit from a former police officer who alleges he was denied disability benefits and an admini... (more story)

DC Judge Backs NLRB In Ex-Admin Director's Bias Suit

A D.C. federal judge handed the National Labor Relations Board an early win in a lawsuit alleging the agency's former director of administration was removed from "key posts" after she reported race and sex dis... (more story)

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Lawn Care Co. Wants Win Against DOL's H-2B Fines Power

The U.S. Department of Labor couldn't impose more than $160,000 in unpaid wages and civil penalties on a lawn care services company and a related entity for what the agency alleged were violations of the H-2B ... (more story)

Shipping Co. To Reclassify Drivers In $7M Settlement With NJ

A shipping company agreed to pay $7 million and reclassify its delivery drivers as employees to resolve findings that it improperly treated more than 1,000 drivers as independent contractors, the New Jersey at... (more story)

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SC Judge Won't Halt DOL H-2A Action Against Farming Co.

A South Carolina federal judge has declined to block a U.S. Department of Labor administrative enforcement action accusing a farming company of underpaying foreign agricultural workers, finding the employer fa... (more story)

DOJ Wants Morgan Stanley, DOL Opinion Dispute Tossed

The U.S. government has moved to dismiss a suit from former Morgan Stanley financial advisers challenging a U.S. Department of Labor advisory opinion that said the bank's deferred compensation plans likely are... (more story)

Harrah's, Resorts Dealer Joins Atlantic City Tip Pool Suit Blitz

Two more casinos were hit with proposed class and collective actions in New Jersey federal court by a dealer who alleges the Atlantic City-based casinos paid less than minimum wage to tipped employees and ille... (more story)

Food Service Co. Sued Over Unpaid Travel Time At LAX

A food service company failed to pay employees for time spent shuttling to and from an American Airlines lounge at Los Angeles International Airport, resulting in unpaid minimum and overtime wages, according t... (more story)

Mass. Co. Fights Debarment Over Prevailing Wages Dispute

A Massachusetts water tank inspection company should not have to face a one-year debarment for prevailing wage violations, the company told a state court, arguing that it already paid the citations and being p... (more story)